Ingredients:

  • 8 oz spiced rum
  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 1 cup 100% unsweetened cranberry juice
  • 0.5 cup fresh pomegranate juice
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 star anise pods
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • 4 oz dry sparkling apple cider
  • 0.25 cup fresh cranberries
  • 4 fresh rosemary sprigs

Instructions:

  1. Place the 2 cinnamon sticks and 3 star anise pods in a small saucepan over medium heat for 1 minute until you smell a toasted, woody aroma.
  2. Add the 1 tbsp honey directly to the spices.
  3. Pour in the 1 cup cranberry juice and 0.5 cup pomegranate juice. Cook 3 mins until a gentle steam rises but do not let it boil.
  4. Whisk in the 1 tsp orange zest. Wait for the sharp, bright scent of citrus to hit your nose.
  5. Turn the heat to low and stir in the 8 oz spiced rum and 2 oz dark rum.
  6. Heat for 1 minute until the liquid is warm to the touch (roughly 140°F).
  7. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a glass pitcher to remove the zest and spent spices.
  8. Just before serving, gently pour the 4 oz dry sparkling apple cider down the side of the pitcher to preserve the bubbles.
  9. Drop in the 0.25 cup fresh cranberries and place a rosemary sprig in each glass. The drink should look like a liquid jewel.